Lakhash (לחש) means whisper in Hebrew.
It can also mean spell. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
whisper, spell
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Lakhash.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רעש קל.
- 2דיבור בקול שקט מאוד, כך שרק הקרובים ביותר לדובר יכולים לשמוע אותו.
- 3אמירה שמאמינים מייחסים לה סגולה לשינוי המציאות בהווה, או בעתיד.
שַׂר-חֲמִשִּׁים וּנְשׂוּא פָנִים וְיוֹעֵץ וַחֲכַם חֲרָשִׁים וּנְבוֹן לָחַשׁ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Lakhash is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לַחַשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- לחש
- Said
- lakhash
- Root
- ל־ח־ש
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- לְחָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' לְחָשִׁים, לַחֲשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 338
This is how Lakhash is said in other languages.
- English
- whisper, spell
- Arabic
- هَمْس, هَمْسَة
These words mean nearly the same as Lakhash.
- רחש
- לחישה
- כישוףspell
- קסםmagic
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Lakhash.
- שאוןnoise
- צעקה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Lakhash.
The word Lakhash is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לחש נחש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Lakhash in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lakhash.
What does Lakhash (לחש) mean in Hebrew?
Lakhash (לחש) means whisper and spell. It is said lakhash, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Lakhash (לחש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lakhash (לחש) are רחש, לחישה, כישוף, and קסם.
What is the opposite of Lakhash (לחש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Lakhash (לחש) are שאון and צעקה.
What rhymes with Lakhash (לחש)?
Words that rhyme with Lakhash (לחש) include נחש, כחש, רחש, and תחש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לחש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.